3.0.0 2091 2023-01-11T13:29:44Z 2023-01-11T13:29:44Z Senate S 2015-09-29 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-09-29T14:56:06Z JOLT Act of 2015 114 1401 HR 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act 114 2686 HR 2015-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act 114 1507 S 2015-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2015-09-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-09-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-09-29 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2015-09-29 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2015-09-29 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-09-29 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2015-09-29 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-09-29 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-09-29 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-09-29 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-09-29 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-09-29 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-09-29 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-09-29 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-09-29 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2015-10-05 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-10-07 False S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2015-11-09 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Judicial review and appeals Terrorism Travel and tourism Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-09-29 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-09T16:11:56Z Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015 or JOLT Act of 2015

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States a qualifying Canadian citizen over 50 years old and spouse for a period not to exceed 240 days (in a single 365-day period) if the person maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of such stay.

Revises the secure travel partnership program (the visa waiver program as renamed by this Act) to: (1) authorize DHS to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions.

Expresses the sense of Congress that DHS should, in evaluating countries participating in the secure travel partnership program, give review priority to countries where circumstances indicate that such a review is necessary or desirable.

Directs the Department of State to require U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to: (1) conduct nonimmigrant visa application interviews expeditiously, consistent with national security requirements and in recognition of resource allocation considerations; and (2) set a goal of interviewing 90% of all nonimmigrant visa applicants, worldwide, within 10 days of application receipt.

Directs the State Department to: (1) develop and conduct a pilot program for processing visas using secure remote videoconferencing technology, and (2) seek to coordinate enrollment and interview processes for individuals eligible for both a U.S. visa and enrollment in the Global Entry program.

Requires an alien at the time of application for U.S. entry under the secure travel partnership program to have a valid, unexpired electronic passport that incorporates biometric and document authentication identifiers that comply with internationally accepted practices.

]]> JOLT Act of 2015 Display Title JOLT Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced JOLT Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2091is/xml/BILLS-114s2091is.xml 2015-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.